Truss pad or support



April 8 1924.

c. R. VANDERPYOOL TRUSS PAD 0R- SUPPORT Filed Jan. 23. 1922- INVENTOR./arence F2. Vande/Poo/ ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

' CLARENCE 1a. VANDERPOOL, or GRAND, RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

Tnuss no on surroa r.

Application filed J'anuary23, 1922. Serial No. 531,229.

To all whom it may concern:

3e it known that I, CLAnuNcn It. VANDER- POOL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Grand Rapids, county of Kent, State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Truss Pads orSupports, of which the following is a specification.'

This invention relates to improvements in truss pads or supports.

The objects of the'invention are,

First, to provide an improved truss support which will hold a truss pador an inguinal hernia with the minimum stress on the person of thewearer.

Second, to provide such a structure which will permit all ordinarymovements of the body, such as stooping and sitting, withoutinconvenience and without relaxing the proper holding of the truss pad.

Further objects, and objects pertaining to details and economies ofconstruction and operation will definitely appear from the detaileddescription to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification. The invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification, in which:

Fig. I is a front View of my invention in position and in use, thefigure of the wearer being merely indicated in outline and the back ringand strap portions and relation of the same being indicated by dottedlines.

Fig. II is a rear view of the truss supporting structure appearing inFig. I, the relation of the belt only, at the front of the wearer beingindicated by dotted lines.

Fig. III is a side view of the right hand side of the wearer of thestructure appearing in Fig. I, showing the person of the wearer instooping or partially sitting posture.

In the drawing similar numerals of reference refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

I will consider the various parts of my improved structure by theirnumerals of reference. 1 and 2 are belt parts connected by suitable loopto a back ring support 3 and provided with a belt buckle 4: between theends thereof. 5 is the truss pad which is held from lateral displacementand up to proper height by apair of straps. Slide strap 6 is secured tothe belt portion 2 at one side and connected by suitable pivot snap '7to the truss pad. Adjusting buckle 8 is provided therefor. Side'strap 9is secured to the back ring at 10 and to the truss pad by the loop 11'and isadjusted' by adjusting buckle 12. The back ring 10 is shownadjusted and substantially anchored opposite the hip bone andconsequently in a position not subjected to material change by thebending of the body or the stooping as indicated in Fig. III. By use ofthe straps 6 and 9 it is very clear that the lateral position of thetruss pad 5 can be exactly controlled and it can be adjusted to anyrequired height desired. It is held down to place by the crotch strap 13connected thereto by a pivot snap 14 and to the back ring by a loop 15and is adjusted by the buckle 16.

It will be observed that the belt parts 1 and 2,. with their loopconnections to the back ring, provide a very flexible belt effectivelyaccommodating itself to the person of the wearer. The oblique adjustingstrap secured to the belt cooperating with the oblique adjusting straplooped to the ring provide an equally effective means for adjusting thetruss pad laterally and holding it up to its work. The crotch straplooped through the back ring and properly adjustable serves to hold thepad down to its work and prevents it moving out of engagement.

There will be observed to be a triple connection to the pad which isvery flexible, indeed, and that the back ring with its flexibleconnection, being disposed substantially opposite, permits the completehinging of all the parts without undue strain upon the person of thewearer, whether he is standing erect or is sitting or stooping.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a truss support, the combination of a back ring, a pair of beltmembers with looped ends secured thereto with adjustable buckletherebetween, a truss pad, a side adjusting strap with suitableadjusting buckle stitched to one of saidbelt members with pivotconnection to said pad, and a second side strap with adjustable bucklelooped to the said back ring and loop-connected to said pad, a crotchstrap with adjustable buckle connected by loop to the back ring andpivotally connected to said pad, whereby the back ring with flexibleconnections is in opposed relation to the truss pad with its flexibleconnections, as specified.

2. In a truss support, the combination of a back ring, a pair of beltmembers with looped ends secured thereto with adjustable buckletherebetween, a truss pad, a side adjusting strap with suitableadjusting buckle stitched to one of said belt members'with connection'tosaid pad, and a second side strap with adjustable buckle looped to thesaid back ring and connected to said pad, a crotch strap with adjustablebuckle connected by loop to the back ring and to said pad, whereby theback ring with flexible connections is in opposed relation to thetrusspad, as specified.

3. In a truss support, the combination of a back ring, adjustable beltmembers loop- 20 connected thereto, a truss pad, side adjusting strapsfor thesaid truss pad, one of which is secured by loop to the said backring and the other of which is secured to said belt, and an adjustablestrap connected to said truss pad and looped to the said back Sin

